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“We focus on having the biggest impact possible with the resources that we have.”
—Michi Jigarjian
Nina Chanel Abney x RxART
The Rockaway Hotel partnered with RxART and Nina Chanel Abney on an installation that honored her work at the Elmhurst Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room. Abney created vibrant imagery that transformed the entire clinic, providing a positive distraction for the pediatric patients.
The same artwork was installed on the exterior of the Rockaway Hotel, visible for everyone in the community to enjoy. The collaboration with Nina Chanel Abney and RxART further echoed the hotel’s key pillar of community engagement and arts-focused initiatives supporting local and international artists.
“Make Your Mark” community initiative with artist Julia Chiang
The Rockaway Hotel and artist Julia Chiang teamed up in July 2022 for a public art project in the Rockaways. “Make Your Mark” was a multigenerational community engagement initiative that hosted workshops for local students, families, and seniors to create art inspired by Chiang’s work.
The result was a collective fingerprint of the community and the basis of two public art murals in dialogue with one another. The project marked the artists’ public art debut, inspiring agency, and pride in expressing and giving voice to the multitude of experiences as a community fighting to be seen in its entirety
